Students who miss 10 percent of their school days—approximately 18 days a year—are at severe risk of dropping out or failing to graduate on time. Chronic absenteeism in our schools goes largely unnoticed and unmeasured, but it’s estimated that roughly 7.5 million students miss a month of school each year. The problem affects students of all backgrounds, […]
Tag: Education
Track the long struggle over who gets to learn and how, from Brown v. Board to the classroom battles of today. These posts cover school desegregation, education equity, and the threats facing public schools now. Education has always been a civil rights issue, and it still is.